SAT Vocabulary 2020
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SAT Vocabulary 2020
This hot SAT words list is selected from mainstream English medium and based on popular topics of 2020, which is an express supplement to enhance SAT vocabulary skills. Each word has examples and contexts. It helps very much to master new words precisely.
Meanwhile, we include previous SAT vocabulary 2019-2018 in this page, and add more example sentences originated from classic books.
To meet with diverse requirements of SAT test-takers, we also recommend below 3 SAT lists to study on demand, which can sharpen your reading and writing vocabulary skill especially.
Meanwhile, we include previous SAT vocabulary 2019-2018 in this page, and add more example sentences originated from classic books.
To meet with diverse requirements of SAT test-takers, we also recommend below 3 SAT lists to study on demand, which can sharpen your reading and writing vocabulary skill especially.
Recent Added SAT Words:
culminate 
bear no resemblance
cull
mink
skirmish
stunned
incursion
rowdy
grubby
to heart's content
bear no resemblance 
v. not be similar to someone or something else
Example sentences Words in context Search classic bout
n. a short period of intense activity of a specified kind, outbreak
Example sentences Words in context Search classic brace
v. support an object in order to stop it from falling down
Example sentences Words in context Search classic come under fire
v. be criticized, be attacked with guns
Example sentences Words in context Search classic complacency
n. a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements
Example sentences Words in context Search classic cull
v. kill animals, especially the weaker members of them, in order to reduce or limit their number
Example sentences Words in context Search classic culminate
v. reach a climax or point of highest development
Example sentences Words in context Search classic destabilize
v. upset the stability of; cause unrest in
Example sentences Words in context Search classic disruptive
a. causing or tending to cause disorder or trouble
Example sentences Words in context Search classic en route
ad. during the course of a journey; on the way
Example sentences Words in context Search classic enmity
n. state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone
Example sentences Words in context Search classic flout
v. openly disregard a rule, law or convention
Example sentences Words in context Search classic grim
a. causing feelings of sadness or worry, gloomy or depressing
Example sentences Words in context Search classic hindsight
n. understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed
Example sentences Words in context Search classic incursion
n. an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one
Example sentences Words in context Search classic leniency
n. fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected
Example sentences Words in context Search classic lock down
v. confine of prisoners to their cells, typically after an escape or to regain control during a riot
Example sentences Words in context Search classic longstanding
a. having existed or continued for a long time
Example sentences Words in context Search classic makeshift
a, serving as a temporary substitute; sufficient for the time being
Example sentences Words in context Search classic media outlet
n. a newspaper, television company or other mass media which publishes news stories
Example sentences Words in context Search classic mink
n. a small animal with valuable fur that is used to make expensive coats, or the fur from this animal
Example sentences Words in context Search classic personnel
n. people employed in an organization to undertake such as military service
Example sentences Words in context Search classic prequel
n. a story or movie containing events that precede those of an existing work
Example sentences Words in context Search classic prosthetic
a. denoting an artificial body part, such as a limb, a heart, or a breast implant
Example sentences Words in context Search classic purport
v. appear or claim to be or do something, profess
Example sentences Words in context Search classic push back
v. delay something; postpone; oppose or resist a plan
Example sentences Words in context Search classic repatriate
v. send someone back to their own country
Example sentences Words in context Search classic secession
n. action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body
Example sentences Words in context Search classic sedition
n. conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch
Example sentences Words in context Search classic short-change
v. give less than the correct amount of change to
Example sentences Words in context Search classic skirmish
n. an episode of irregular fighting, especially between small parts of armies or fleets
Example sentences Words in context Search classic spin-off
n. a byproduct or incidental result of a larger project
Example sentences Words in context Search classic stunned
a. so shocked that one is temporarily unable to react; astonished
Example sentences Words in context Search classic subversion
n. undermining of the power and authority of an established system or institution
Example sentences Words in context Search classic surreptitious
a. kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of
Example sentences Words in context Search classic to heart's content
ad. as much or as often as you like
Example sentences Words in context Search classic SAT Vocabulary 2018-2019
aromatic
ascetic
bode
bombast
butt
buzz
chaos
comb
conspire
cracksman
crew cut
denounce
deprive
dilettante
a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real knowledge
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earthy
egocentric
thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings of others; self-centered
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ensemble
excursion
foible
frenzy
galvanize
gloom
grudge
hack
hairdo
handed-down
harsh
hookup
hypocrite
impeachment
jingle
meticulous
moron
netizen
none other than
par
playoff
prompt
prospective
purport
ram
sardonic
segregation
shackle
slur
socialite
a person who is well known in fashionable society and is fond of social activities
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sorority
a society for female students in a university or college, typically for social purposes
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steamy
stellar
stewardship
the job of supervising or taking care of something, such as an organization or property
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street-boy
tirade
to no avail
trio
tuber
tuck
up-and-coming
vibrate
whistle-blower
woo